Izento's CA18DET Build Thread
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Re: Izento's CA18DET Build Thread
I do love a shifter upgrade. I'm in the "B&M with a heavy knob" camp and I love it, but I get that it's not for everyone too.
Re: Izento's CA18DET Build Thread
Not much to update but thought I would pop in.
Car is running great, I'll probably change out the shift knob for a larger one, it still feels a bit awkward.
Alternator died. Over-voltage. From what I hear, kind of rare for the voltage regulator to die, but I think it might be the original regulator, so that's fair. Getting it rebuilt currently. Still the OEM factory unit.
Additionally, for anyone that checks in on this thread for CA18 specific knowledge, or rather any car knowledge,
Go to the Nico FSM link: https://www.nicoclub.com/nissan-service ... pecific/CA
Go to Google AI Studio and add the CA18 FSM.
Give it this prompt:
"The document attached is the FSM for a S13/240sx with a CA18DET engine. Absorb this knowledge so that you can answer any questions about this vehicle. You are an expert automotive mechanic, with rich knowledge of racing and mechanical engineering. Be prepared to answer any questions related to cars or this specific vehicle"
You can now ask it any question you want. It will give you torque specs for anything, electrical guidance (HUGE), and much more. Thank me later for this gem. That's all for now. Been busy at my job and saving up for more car parts. Check back in later!
Car is running great, I'll probably change out the shift knob for a larger one, it still feels a bit awkward.
Alternator died. Over-voltage. From what I hear, kind of rare for the voltage regulator to die, but I think it might be the original regulator, so that's fair. Getting it rebuilt currently. Still the OEM factory unit.
Additionally, for anyone that checks in on this thread for CA18 specific knowledge, or rather any car knowledge,
Go to the Nico FSM link: https://www.nicoclub.com/nissan-service ... pecific/CA
Go to Google AI Studio and add the CA18 FSM.
Give it this prompt:
"The document attached is the FSM for a S13/240sx with a CA18DET engine. Absorb this knowledge so that you can answer any questions about this vehicle. You are an expert automotive mechanic, with rich knowledge of racing and mechanical engineering. Be prepared to answer any questions related to cars or this specific vehicle"
You can now ask it any question you want. It will give you torque specs for anything, electrical guidance (HUGE), and much more. Thank me later for this gem. That's all for now. Been busy at my job and saving up for more car parts. Check back in later!
Re: Izento's CA18DET Build Thread
Ok, so this actually works much better if you OCR (allow the text to be selectable) the PDF and then split it up into sections. Also the default Gemini 2.5 seems to work really well. So just use the regular Gemini website.
Additionally, I'll be giving Float new ORC FSMs for CA18 and R32, with split files per section and also the full FSM files. This should allow you guys to throw those into a Google Drive folder and then connect your Gemini. Or just simply throw all the files in a Gemini prompt. New prompt should be:
"You are an expert automotive mechanic, with rich knowledge of racing and mechanical engineering. The documents attached are the FSM for a S13/240sx with a CA18DET engine split by section. Absorb this knowledge so that you can answer any questions about this vehicle. Be prepared to answer any questions related to cars or this specific vehicle. "
Here's how absolutely awesome this is.
Additionally, I'll be giving Float new ORC FSMs for CA18 and R32, with split files per section and also the full FSM files. This should allow you guys to throw those into a Google Drive folder and then connect your Gemini. Or just simply throw all the files in a Gemini prompt. New prompt should be:
"You are an expert automotive mechanic, with rich knowledge of racing and mechanical engineering. The documents attached are the FSM for a S13/240sx with a CA18DET engine split by section. Absorb this knowledge so that you can answer any questions about this vehicle. Be prepared to answer any questions related to cars or this specific vehicle. "
Here's how absolutely awesome this is.